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SDSU Marketing & Communications
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SDSU Still Open to Graduate Students for Spring 2004

SAN DIEGO, Monday, August 11, 2003 - While enrollment and budget pressures have led San Diego State University to suspend its spring 2004 admissions cycle for undergraduates, graduate students can still apply to attend SDSU next January.

Janis Andersen, interim dean of SDSU's graduate division, says most of SDSU's 64 master's degree programs and 13 doctorate programs are still accepting applications for the spring 2004 semester. Space in those programs for the spring is made available as students graduate at the end of the fall 2003 semester. Deadlines to apply to those programs range from September 15 to November 1.

"We want potential graduate students to know that the recent move by the California State University to close spring admissions does not apply to the graduate programs," Andersen said. "We will have space available in many areas and encourage people to apply."

For more information, contact the graduate admissions office at (619) 594-5139 or visit http://gra.sdsu.edu.

San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since its founding in 1897, SDSU has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 79 areas, master's degrees in 64 areas and doctorates in 13. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in academic curricula distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information log on to www.sdsu.edu.

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